Crutch Weapons

Have crutch weapons been in every Battlefield? I know the BF1 crutch weapon (Hellriegel) was spammed to holy hell and still is to this day. Do these sorts of weapons plague every BF title?
I’ve logged over 500 hours on BF 1 and around 200 on BF4 and haven’t played any other BF titles which is why I’m asking.

Havent they already stated guns like the STG are in from the start because they are 'easy' to use without the need to grind through the unlocks. Apparently upgrades for guns like the STG will have lesser effect on the guns performance unlike some other weapons which may be a bit pants to start off with but good with upgrades

Assaultfest? Medicfest on maps with medium ranges and sniperfest on long range maps. TBH you can find anything in BF and some people will not PTFO even if you'd tie them to a flag pole.Hellriegel is good but SMG08 or Automatico even better with little training or the Anihilator. Oh yeah all assault weapons but the Avtomat is OP too isn't it?

This will be the same in BF V. There's just currently less incentive to play medic there but the guns aren't the reason. The Schmeisser is good, to. Just not a long range weapon as the STG.

I'm now more inclined to think the assault class is OP since only one ISN'T OP. Thanks for the heads up.

Nah I'm just not a medic or support player so don't really know their tools. Although that one light German LMG was a light saber as well. I really don't pay attention to these things as luckily the game is so much more complex than boiling it down to weapons. OFC TDM this is much more relevant.